Arik Joukhajian
arikchou.bsky.social
Arik Joukhajian
@arikchou.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in Microbiology | Glassman Lab | UCR
First publication from my PhD with @sydneyglassman.bsky.social out now at Env. Microbiology! Lots of AMF diversity around Eastern Joshua trees throughout the seasons, while remaining mostly distinct from Western Joshua tree AMF
Eastern Joshua Tree Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Largely Consistent Across Roots, Soils, and Seasons
Eastern Joshua tree associating arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi increase spore abundance and species richness after summer rains. A majority of species are shared between root and soil samples, and most...
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
You can read the pre-print of my latest work on Eastern Joshua tree arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi over at bioxriv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Eastern Joshua tree arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal mycobiomes largely consistent across roots, soils, and seasons
The Mojave Desert is home to iconic Joshua trees threatened by climate change. Most desert plants form mutually beneficial partnerships with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), yet the AMF of the East...
www.biorxiv.org
April 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Glad I got to sample these sites thanks to SPUN!
Who lives belowground across Armenia’s threatened landscapes—one of Earth's 25 biodiversity hotspots? Beneath the Eastern Anatolian montane steppe and the Caucasus mixed forests, fungi weave invisible networks.

The Int'l Congress of Armenian Mycologists is mapping rare fungi before it's too late.
April 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Reposted by Arik Joukhajian
📣 GSBI's latest blog has just been published 🎉

In this blog, Dr. Stefanie Lutz and Dr. Marcel van der Heijden discuss their recent paper in which they found that the abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are underestimated globally 🦠🍄🌱
Unveiling the Global Richness of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi — Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative
By Stefanie Lutz & Marcel van der Heijden, University of Zurich and Agroscope The symbiotic relationship between plant roots and mycorrhizal fungi is an ancient and vital cornerstone of life on…
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January 27, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Reposted by Arik Joukhajian
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